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Lifetime league ban for player

CRICKET: Hollinwood’s Mubashir Khan has been banned for life after allegedly being involved in an incident at Stayley in which a spectator was knocked to the floor.

The second XI match was abandoned by the umpire after the incident, and now the Saddleworth and District Cricket League has taken the strongest possible action against the player.

League officials hope the penalty will act as a deterrent to others.

A league spokesman said: “The league won’t stand for this type of behaviour. It doesn’t matter whether there was provocation; no one can expect to get away with such actions.”

The Chronicle understands second team captain, Mujahid Khan, has been given a four-game ban for failing to control his players. The club has been fined £100.

Hollinwood has also been stripped of all points from the match, while Stayley will receive the average number of winning points in Division Two on that day.

In a separate incident, Hollinwood’s Kashif Khan has been suspended for two matches for confronting Glodwick captain Nigel Stock in a first team fixture.

The league has also acted against Micklehurst’s second-team skipper, Kieran Heaton. Already banned by his own club for six games for spitting, another four games have been added by the league. Heaton has also had another six matches suspended until the end of season 2015.

Comments

Yet again, a brilliant advert for Saddleworth League Cricket. No wonder the best team is leaving for the CLL.

By BeenThereDoneThat @ 04/07/2014 11:53:58

The standard of discipline amongst junior players and seniors alike is a cause for concern. I have seen under 15s players challenging umpires, smashing bats onto steps and
damaging facilities when they have got themselves out with poor shots.
Clubs should issue players a code of conduct before the season and a list of misdemeanours and their punishment tariffs and stick to them, it used to be a game of etiquette.

By rumlad @ 04/07/2014 14:07:18

'No wonder the best team is leaving for the CLL' Would that be the team 73 points of the lead then?

By graham61 @ 07/07/2014 21:59:05

'No wonder the best team is leaving for the CLL'.
They must be looking forward to playing Oldham and Ashton three times next year. And no chance of an LCB KO place.